Taking out the Excellence in Export and General Manager
Kate O’Callaghan took out the Business Leader category,
Southern Cotton would like to extend a big congratulations
to the other finalists and category winners. All category
winners will now proceed as finalists to the NSW Business
Chamber State Awards, to be held in Sydney on 27
November 2015.

We’re confident you would be aware we won
the 2015 Telstra Australian Business of the Year, Regional
Award category. For Southern Cotton, being successful in
this space brings much joy because of the impact it has on
the broader community.

“It’s a platform to showcase the quality of cotton in
Southern NSW,” said Kate. “As well as putting the spotlight
on our region and the many other agribusinesses that are
operating successfully in it.”

As winners of the 2015 Telstra NSW Business of the Year,
Regional Award category, Southern Cotton gave away its cash
prize of $5000 back to the community. We called out for
growers to nominate a cause, charity or community project
that could do with some help.

We are pleased to share the six recipients:

Barnardos
Australia – At the forefront of child
protection, finding real, permanent solutions for
Australian children in desperate need.

Women in agribusiness is close to Kate O'Callaghan's
heart. Kate has been pivotal in helping create
opportunities and pathways for other young women to forge a
fulfilling career in agriculture, which is why she was so
thrilled to have four new female trainees join the Southern
Cotton team in 2015.

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Southern Cotton is an independently-owned cotton ginning facility located in the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area (MIA). Over five years, we have processed more than 894,000 bales, employ 40-plus seasonal workers and 11 full-time staff, and have become one of the best gins in the country. Read more